Both the Husson Eagles baseball and softball teams are down to the final stretch of the regular season, and have some big games left that will have playoff seeding implications headed into the conference tournament. The NAC Tournament for both squads begins May 3rd at the home field of the #1 seed in the North Atlantic Conference regular season. Baseball finishes up April 29th and softball will end on April 27th, if all games go on with no postponements.
Husson baseball is 17-14 and 6-4 in NAC play, good for third place at the moment behind Thomas College (6-2) and Northern Vermont-Lyndon (5-3), with both of those teams not playing as many conference games at the present time as the Eagles. Husson will host Thomas College for a doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at 5 pm, before hosting the UMaine-Presque Isle Owls for a pair both Saturday and Sunday to finish the conference schedule. The Eagles will host Colby in a non-conference matchup next Monday, April 29th to wrap up the regular season. Husson was picked as the favorite to win the NAC regular season in the preseason coaches poll. Both Thomas and Lyndon have eight conference games left to play, while Husson has six. Below is a breakdown of just NAC games remaining for both the Terriers and Hornets:
#1 current NAC seed Thomas- remaining conference games: at Husson doubleheader April 24, vs Northern Vermont-Lyndon doubleheader both April 27 and 28, makeup doubleheader vs UMaine-Farmington to be announced
#2 current NAC seed Northern Vermont-Lyndon- remaining conference games: vs UMPI doubleheader both April 23 and 24, at Thomas doubleheader both April 27 and 28
Husson softball is in a deadlock for first place with the Thomas College Terriers. Both teams have a 7-1 record in NAC play, with both conference losses coming against one another. The rivals also have an identical 16-8 overall mark. The Eagles host UMPI on Wednesday for two games beginning at 3 pm, before finishing up the regular season with another NAC opponent coming to town in UMaine-Farmington on Saturday for a pair beginning at 1 pm at their home field at Husson University. Husson is also scheduled to play a pair of non-conference games on Tuesday at Bates. Thomas also has four conference games left as they travel to Northern Vermont-Lyndon Wednesday for two games at 3 pm, before finishing up with Suny-Canton at home on Saturday for a doubleheader at 1 pm. The Terriers also play four more non-conference games with a pair at Rivier on the road Tuesday, and two with University of New England Thursday at home. Husson returned to the NCAA Div III Tournament by winning the postseason NAC Tournament in Bangor last season with a win over New England College, after being eliminated in the second day of NAC postseason play in both 2016 and 2017. They went on to lose a pair in double elimination regional play in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The Eagles made seven straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament from 2009-2015.
